Sunday, January 21, 2007

USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7)

I have now reported to the USNS Zeus (T-ARC 7), currently in Guam. Here's some publicly available information on the ship (following my own precedent).



USNS Zeus is MSC's only Cable Repair Ship and is part of the 23 ships in Military Sealift Command's Special Mission Ships Program.
• Length:
513 feet
• Beam:
73 feet
• Draft:
26 feet
• Displacement:
14,934 long tons
• Speed:
15.0 knots
• Organization:
Military Sealift Fleet Support Command
• Civilian:
54 crew
• Military:
27 military/sponsor personnel
• Owner/Operator:
Government-owned, Government-operated